narrow
/ˈnæɹəʊ/
Dictionary
noun
- (chiefly in the plural) A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
"the narrows of New York harbor"
adjective
- Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
"a narrow hallway"
- Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
- Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
"a narrow interpretation"
- Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
"a narrow mind"
- Having a small margin or degree.
"The Republicans won by a narrow majority."
- Limited as to means; straitened
"narrow circumstances"
- Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
- Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
- Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.
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